We've
spoken to a lot of gamblers who talk about enco
with pit bosses. These players imagine that everyone
in the pit, the area behind the tables, watching
the action, is a pit boss. But that's not so. They
are floormen, who work under the pit boss.

A pit
may consist of six craps tables or nine blackjack
tables placed in an oval arrangement so that the
men inside that area can supervise the action easily.
Some casinos have one pit for each game, while the
giant houses may have several casino blackjack pits
spread all over the casino.

Other casinos
may mix up a pit, placing craps tables and blackjack
tables together, but the casinos that do this have
foolish men in charge, for each game requires its
own expertise and it's nearly impossible to properly
supervise a craps game and a blackjack game at the
same time. The action is very different, the players
are different, and, therefore, the supervision must
be different.

Now that he's introduced himself, his play will be
watched. As mentioned before, he must play at the
amount and with the frequency required by the particular
casino. Nothing is etched in stone, however, and casino
personnel will be flexible. If they require $100 play
for four hours, but the gambler drops $3,000 in thirty
minutes and quits for the day, they're not going to
hold that against him. Casino personnel understand
that a quick loss may mean the end of play for a while.
Basically, what they want is someone who plays steadily
at fairly high stakes. It may be $50 play in one casino,
or even $25 play in another, to qualify for free RFB.
There are all kinds and sizes of casinos.

If you go
to a casino and want a free meal, for example, speak
to a floorman or someone in the pit and ask him
or her to watch your play. If you are unsure of
how long and at what level you must play to qualify
for the meal, ask that also. You might be told that
a $5 blackjack table, for example, is sufficient,
if you play for two hours. If you are going to p
a couple of hours anyway, fine. Go ahead and play,
your free meal. But if you want to play out $100
and at best you'll be there for thirty minutes,
don't change pattern of play just to get a free
meal. That meal may to be very expensive indeed.